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handguns

handguns is the plural of handgun.

Meaning of handgun

Noun

handgun (plural handguns)

  1. A small gun with a relatively short barrel, designed to be held and operated with a single hand.
    • Petric used his father's key to open a lockbox and remove a 9mm handgun and the game.2009 January 13, M. R. Kropko, “Video-game addiction rejected as defence”, in Toronto Star
    Synonyms:
    pistol[Appendix:Glossary, burner, heater, gat

Questions about handguns

What is handguns the plural of?
Handguns is the plural of handgun.

Words near handguns in the dictionary

  1. handguide
  2. handguides
  3. handgun
  4. handgunner
  5. handgunners
  6. handguns
  7. handhabend
  8. handheld
  9. handheld console
  10. handheld consoles
  11. handheld terminal

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